Jen Psaki
Jennifer Psaki | |
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 Psaki in March 2022 | |
| 34th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 13, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Karine Jean-Pierre TJ Ducklo |
| Preceded by | Kayleigh McEnany |
| Succeeded by | Karine Jean-Pierre |
| White House Communications Director | |
| In office April 1, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Palmieri |
| Succeeded by | Sean Spicer |
| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office April 5, 2013 – March 31, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Marie Harf |
| Preceded by | Victoria Nuland |
| Succeeded by | John Kirby |
| White House Deputy Communications Director | |
| In office December 19, 2009 – September 22, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Daniel Pfeiffer |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Palmieri |
| White House Deputy Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – December 19, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Leader | Robert Gibbs |
| Preceded by | Tony Fratto |
| Succeeded by | Bill Burton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Rene Psaki December 1, 1978 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gregory Mecher (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA) |
Jennifer Rene Psaki (/sɑːkiː/; born December 1, 1978)[1] is an American political advisor. She was the 34th White House Press Secretary from January 20, 2021 until May 13, 2022.
She was White House Communications Director from 2015 to 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.[2] She has also been a CNN contributor.[3]
In November 2020, Joe Biden announced Psaki his pick for White House Press Secretary.[4] She told Biden that she would be press secretary until 2022, only a year into her term.[5] On April 1, 2022, Axios reported that Psaki would likely leave the White House "around May" for a job with MSNBC.[6]
On May 5, 2022, the White House announced she would be leaving the role on May 13, 2022 and named her principal deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, as her replacement.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Allen, Mike (December 1, 2013). "Welcome to December! -- The sentence in today's NYT that will make a few people with .gov addresses cringe -- What Obama Bought at Politics and Prose". Politico.
- ↑ "Jen Psaki returns to White House". Politico. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Jen Psaki". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ↑ "President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 29, 2020.
- ↑ Stelter, Brian (May 6, 2021). "Jen Psaki says she talked with the Biden transition team about a roughly one-year term". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ↑ Fischer, Sara (2022-04-01). "Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig". Axios. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ "President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary". The White House. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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